Autographs of Anna Karen
Ann Harrison McCall (19 September 1936 – 22 February 2022), professionally known as Anna Karen, was a British actress best known for playing Olive Rudge in the ITV sitcom On the Buses from 1969 to 1973 including its film spin-offs and stage version and Aunt Sal in the BBC soap opera EastEnders on a recurring basis from 1996 to 2017. She also reprised the role of Olive Rudge in The Rag Trade from 1977 to 1978, while her film roles included parts in two Carry On films: Carry On Camping (1969) and Carry On Loving (1970). More about Anna Karen
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Karen was born in Durban, South Africa, on 19 September 1936 as Ann Harrison McCall to John and Muriel McCall (née Harrison). Her Irish father was an accountant while her mother was English. Karen developed an interest in acting at a young age, and joined the South African National Theatre at the age of fifteen. She starred in several touring productions over the next two years. According to Karen, the South African National Theatre Company had hired a black stage manager and Karen broke apartheid-era laws by visiting the manager's home to see his sick daughter.
Advised to leave South Africa, Karen moved to London at the age of 17. She shared a room with two other girls in a girls' hostel in Paddington and enrolled at the London School of Dramatic Art. She began working as a kitchen porter, washing up at a local restaurant in the evenings to help pay for her rent and drama school fees, however she learnt that she could earn twice as much money if she worked as a striptease dancer at London's Panama Club, which she did. Read even more about Anna Karen at Wikipedia
Advised to leave South Africa, Karen moved to London at the age of 17. She shared a room with two other girls in a girls' hostel in Paddington and enrolled at the London School of Dramatic Art. She began working as a kitchen porter, washing up at a local restaurant in the evenings to help pay for her rent and drama school fees, however she learnt that she could earn twice as much money if she worked as a striptease dancer at London's Panama Club, which she did. Read even more about Anna Karen at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Anna Karen
In total, we tracked 92 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Anna Karen (On The Buses cast signed photos REG VARNEY BOB GRANT Anna Karen BBC UACC RD) was sold in November 2018 for £175.00 while the cheapest item (Anna Karen Signed 8x10 Photo - On the Buses - Classic British TV ~ 1) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2021. The month with the most items sold (9) was February 2022 with an average selling price of £15.99 for an autographed item of Anna Karen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2018 with £175.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.35 was July 2020. In average, an autographed item from Anna Karen is worth £6.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Anna Karen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | (LT45) ANNA KAREN GENUINE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PAGE ICONIC TV ACTRESS ON THE BUSES | £7.49 | |
| Anna Karen from On The Buses genuine signed autograph 10x8 COA 27334 | £15.99 | |
| Anna Karen from On The Buses genuine signed autograph 10x8 COA 27335 | £15.99 | |
| Anna Karen from On The Buses genuine signed autograph 10x8 COA 30133 | £15.99 | |
| Anna Karen from On The Buses genuine signed autograph 10x8 COA 30135 | £15.99 | |
| Anna Karen from On The Buses genuine signed autograph 10x8 COA 31682 | £19.99 | |
| Anna Karen Hand Signed On The Buses 10x8 Autographed Photo Original Signature | £14.99 | |
| Anna Karen On The Buses Hand Signed 10x8 Autographed Photo Original Signature | £14.99 | |
| ANNA KAREN signed 8 x 10 photograph- On The Buses, The Rag Trade, Carry On films | £18.00 | |
| ANNA KAREN signed autograph - On The Buses, EastEnders, Carry On films etc | £6.99 | |
| Holiday On The Buses Vintage Autographed Promo 10x8 Photo Anna Karen Hand Signed | £10.99 | |
| Mutiny on the Buses VHS Signed Anna Karen | £34.99 | |
| On The Buses Anna Karen Hand Signed 10x8 Autographed Photo Original Signature | £14.99 | |
| On The Buses comedy 8x10 photo signed by actress Anna Karen as Olive | £9.50 | |
| On The Buses Vintage Autographed Promo 10x8 Photo Anna Karen - Olive Hand Signed | £10.99 | |